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4 unusual facts about Shearwater


Don Loney

Don served in Shearwater as the Base Physical Training and Recreation Officer for two years, and it was during this period that he coached the senior Shearwater Flyers football teams to Nova Scotia and Maritime championships in 1955 and 1956.

Erin O'Toole

He received his wings and in 1997 was posted to 12 Wing in Shearwater, Nova Scotia.

Lucas Oswald

Lucas Harrison Oswald (born June 11, 1988) is an American musician, known as a multi-instrumental and vocal contributor to the bands Shearwater, The Appleseed Cast, Minus Story, Hospital Ships, and Old Canes.

Old Bella Bella, British Columbia

When the store at McLoughlin Bay closed, the postal service, along with the name "Bella Bella" was transferred, first to a cannery, then to Shearwater, British Columbia.


CFB Shearwater

Beginning in the 1970s, CFB Shearwater began hosting an Armed Forces Day every fall, typically on the weekend following Labour Day, and included an air show where the long and wide runways at Shearwater hosted some of the largest aircraft in the world, including the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy transport planes and B-52 Stratofortress bombers.

12 Wing's squadrons at Shearwater Heliport in Nova Scotia and at Patricia Bay in British Columbia currently operate the Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King but is expected to re-equip with the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone commencing in 2012 with the conclusion of the Maritime Helicopter Project.

Jonathan Meiburg

Jonathan Meiburg, born in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 1st, 1976, is a multi-instrumentalist musician and the lead singer and songwriter for Shearwater (2001–present), a band he co-founded with Will Sheff in Austin, Texas.

KVRX

Notable past artists that have performed on "Local Live" to later gain greater recognition include The Black Keys, Spoon, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Death Cab For Cutie, Ratatat, Shearwater, Kinky Friedman, Acid Mothers Temple, and Daniel Johnston.

Puffinus nestori

It was speculated that it was the direct ancestor of the Mediterranean Shearwater (now split into Balearic and Yelkouan Shearwaters).

Sea Life Park Hawaii

The Bird Sanctuary is home to many wild marine birds including "Iwa" (great frigatebirds), boobys, shearwaters, and albatrosses, most of which came to the sanctuary sick or injured.

Via Tania

"Moon Sweet Moon" features contributions from an array of skilled players including members of Tortoise, Lara Meyerratken (El May & Ben Lee’s band), Shearwater and Melbourne’s Ground Components.


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